diff --git a/pkg/compose/up.go b/pkg/compose/up.go
index b5764324dc..53695f9c3c 100644
--- a/pkg/compose/up.go
+++ b/pkg/compose/up.go
@@ -492,6 +492,7 @@ func (u *upSession) stopApplication() {
 		err := u.stop(context.WithoutCancel(u.globalCtx), u.project.Name, api.StopOptions{
 			Services: u.options.Create.Services,
 			Project:  u.project,
+			Timeout:  u.options.Create.Timeout,
 		}, u.printer.HandleEvent)
 		u.appendErr(err)
 		return nil
@@ -575,6 +576,7 @@ func (u *upSession) stopLateStarter(service string) {
 		err := u.stop(context.WithoutCancel(u.globalCtx), u.project.Name, api.StopOptions{
 			Services: []string{service},
 			Project:  u.project,
+			Timeout:  u.options.Create.Timeout,
 		}, u.printer.HandleEvent)
 		u.appendErr(err)
 		return nil
diff --git a/pkg/compose/up_test.go b/pkg/compose/up_test.go
index 243a671845..69a6ce7230 100644
--- a/pkg/compose/up_test.go
+++ b/pkg/compose/up_test.go
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import (
 	"gotest.tools/v3/assert"
 
 	"github.com/docker/compose/v5/pkg/api"
+	"github.com/docker/compose/v5/pkg/utils"
 )
 
 func TestShouldFollowStartEvent(t *testing.T) {
@@ -189,6 +190,42 @@ func TestAppendErrKeepsCancellationBeforeShutdown(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, len(u.errs), 1)
 }
 
+// TestUpSessionStopsWithUpTimeout locks that the stops an attached up issues
+// itself carry -t (#14394).
+func TestUpSessionStopsWithUpTimeout(t *testing.T) {
+	timeout := 2 * time.Second
+	stops := map[string]func(*upSession){
+		"stopApplication": (*upSession).stopApplication,
+		"stopLateStarter": func(u *upSession) { u.stopLateStarter("svc0") },
+	}
+	for name, stop := range stops {
+		t.Run(name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			svc, apiClient := newTestService(t)
+			project, containers := nIndependentServiceContainers(1)
+			apiClient.EXPECT().ContainerList(gomock.Any(), gomock.Any()).
+				Return(client.ContainerListResult{Items: containers}, nil)
+			var got client.ContainerStopOptions
+			apiClient.EXPECT().ContainerStop(gomock.Any(), "c0", gomock.Any()).
+				DoAndReturn(func(_ context.Context, _ string, opts client.ContainerStopOptions) (client.ContainerStopResult, error) {
+					got = opts
+					return client.ContainerStopResult{}, nil
+				})
+
+			u := &upSession{
+				composeService: svc,
+				project:        project,
+				globalCtx:      t.Context(),
+				printer:        newLogPrinter(&testLogConsumer{}),
+				options:        api.UpOptions{Create: api.CreateOptions{Timeout: &timeout}},
+			}
+			stop(u)
+			assert.NilError(t, u.eg.Wait())
+			assert.Equal(t, len(u.errs), 0, "%v", u.errs)
+			assert.DeepEqual(t, got, client.ContainerStopOptions{Timeout: utils.DurationSecondToInt(&timeout)})
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 // TestStreamContainerLogs_ConcurrencyIsBounded guards a regression flagged
 // in review: streamContainerLogs (attaches logs for containers that start
 // after up's initial attach, e.g. via depends_on/restart/watch rebuilds)
diff --git a/pkg/e2e/cascade_test.go b/pkg/e2e/cascade_test.go
index f9f72ca1ef..05cde70870 100644
--- a/pkg/e2e/cascade_test.go
+++ b/pkg/e2e/cascade_test.go
@@ -46,6 +46,16 @@ func TestCascadeFail(t *testing.T) {
 			ServiceState("running", "exited"))
 }
 
+// TestCascadeStopHonorsTimeout is a regression test for #14394: the stop
+// triggered by the first exit ignored -t and waited for stop_grace_period.
+func TestCascadeStopHonorsTimeout(t *testing.T) {
+	NewScenario(t, "up --abort-on-container-exit must stop the project within the -t timeout").
+		Step("up aborts on the first exit and kills a service ignoring SIGTERM once -t elapses",
+			ComposeCmd("up", "-t", "1", "--abort-on-container-exit", "--exit-code-from", "tests").MayFail().Within(60*time.Second),
+			ExitCode(3),
+			ServiceState("app", "exited"))
+}
+
 func TestCascadeIgnoresOneOffContainer(t *testing.T) {
 	const projectName = "compose-e2e-cascade-oneoff"
 	c := NewCLI(t, WithEnv("COMPOSE_PROJECT_NAME="+projectName))
diff --git a/pkg/e2e/testdata/TestCascadeStopHonorsTimeout/compose.yaml b/pkg/e2e/testdata/TestCascadeStopHonorsTimeout/compose.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6adc0b1e6b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/e2e/testdata/TestCascadeStopHonorsTimeout/compose.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+services:
+  app:
+    image: alpine
+    # PID 1 without a SIGTERM handler: only the kill at the end of the timeout stops it
+    command: sleep infinity
+    stop_grace_period: 2m
+
+  tests:
+    image: alpine
+    command: sh -c "sleep 1; exit 3"